Beau Soleil is one of the oldest private boarding schools in Switzerland. Located in a beautiful and safe alpine location and offering a genuinely international education experience, they provide a full boarding education for students aged between 11-18 years old and who come from around the world.
Exciting experiences both inside and outside of the classroom — from extended curriculum days, to educational trips across the world, full-school challenges—help our students to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the world around them and to develop skills including team work, collaboration and resilience, important for their future.
The complex is equipped with modern sports facilities, a music hall, a theater and a lab.
Classes are provided during the week from 8:00 to 15:30
Students spend their weekend visiting Lausanne, Geneva and art programs such as visiting castles, cinema, museums, exhibitions and recreational programs such as snowboarding and travel.
| General Information | |
| Year Founded | 1910 |
| Type of the School | Co-Ed |
| Location of the School | Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland |
| School Area | - |
| rograms of study | |
| Academic Programs | IGCSE / French Baccalaureate (SLES)/ International des college , (IB)/ Brevet |
| Extra Curricular | Sports activities: paintball ,rock climbing ,football, tennis, volleyball, basketball, dance, ski, fitness Arts activities: theatre, art, music, museum and cinema Tourist program: Visit Geneva, Lausanne |
| Tuitions/Fees | |
Boarding Tuitions (Per Academic Year) | 104,000 CHF (2018-2019) |
| Boarding Tuitions Fees include | Tuition in all obligatory curriculum subjects, homework supervision, study hour supervision, accommodation, three meals a day and two break times, nursing care in cases of short-term illness, sports lessons (Games), use of sports facilities, activities on School Community Weekends, use of the library, internet access, electricity for additional heating and private fridge in room, use of the washing machines in the boarding houses, computer and Ipad |
| Boarding Tuitions Fees does not include | - |
| Teaching Environment | |
Total number of students (Day & Boarding) | 250 students |
| Total number of Boarding Students | 250 students |
| How many different nationalities | More than 50 |
| Teacher-Student Ratio | 1:4 |
| Languages | |
| Language courses offered | French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese , Japanese ,Russian , upon request other languages |
| Main Language of instruction | English, French |
| Students | |
| Age of entry to school | - |
| Age of entry to Boarding houses | 11-18 years |
| Grades offered by school | Primary , secondary school |
| Boarding | |
| Full Boarding | Yes |
| Day students | No |
| English language Requirements | |
| Minimum Score in IELTS/TOEFL | - |
| If the student doesn’t have IELTS/TOEFL | Online entrance exam, skype interview |
| English Language Preparatory Courses | yes |
| Accommodations & Foods | |
| Type of Rooms available | Double rooms including: Bed, a writing desk , a drawer and locker room, a security box for valuable things, a lamp, an internet connection The rooms have separate baths |
| Foods Extra Options | Vegetarian, healthy diet |
| Achievements & Accreditations | |
| Accredited and Member of | CIS, NEASC ,IBO ,Round Square |
| Honors and Prizes | - |
| Sport Championships | - |
